EDC 484/5 Home Page - Spring 2011

Agenda for Class 06: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
How Can I Contribute to the RI Science Teaching Community?

Learning Goals

  • Describe concerns that you have about student/novice teaching and consider how to address these concerns.

Activities

  • Opening
    • Create your planning calendar for next week.
    • In the window below, brainstorm science topics that could be connected with what is happening right now in Japan:

Student Brainstorm;

Brainstorm: What are some science/technology concepts that could be connected to what is happening right now in Japan?
hydrogen explosions
radiation
effects of radioactive substances in the atmosphere
chemical reactions
plotting epicenter of earthquakes
what happens during an earthquake? use pictures from Japan
global warming
radiation poisoning
What causes tsunamis
How far from an earthquake is the shaking felt? (mercalli scale)
plate tectonics
nuclear plants and nuclear meltdowns
different energy sources
Radiation
Characteristics of a wave
How a wave is formed and relate it to how the tsunami was formed that hit japan
Connections between wave formation normally and the energy required to form a tsunami
Livable space/population shifts and trends
Cancer/other mutations
Finally online , 1 hour 15 min later!!


  • Introduction to Project #3: Community Contributions
  • Worksession: Project #2 or Project #3
    • Suggestion: Form affinity groups and begin to brainstorm
  • Sharing out: What did we accomplish?

Homework

  • Reflective Journal 04 - Assess your teaching so far.
    • What are you proud of?
    • What are you still working on?
    • What are your goals for improvement for the second half of the semester?